Shakespeare : his life and plays / Will Fowler

By:

Fowler, Will

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Penguin readers. Level 4 Publication details: Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 2008Description: v, 62 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

9781405882316
140588231X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

813.54

LOC classification:

PE1126.A4 F68 2008

Contents:

Stratford childhood -- A wife and children -- The lost years -- Plague, poems and a patron -- Great success and a personal tragedy -- The Globe Theatre -- 'Hamlet,' the last comedy and a lucky escape -- Towards tragedy -- Romans, Greeks and a wedding -- Return to Stratford -- Last years -- 'Not of an age but for all time.'

Dissertation note: Shakespeare's plays are famous all over the world - in the theatre, in film and in the classroom. What do we know about the man? What kind of life did he have? Who were his friends? Why can we still laugh and suffer with his characters 400 years after his death?

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	813.54 F.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11334-2
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	813.54 F.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11334-3
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	813.54 F.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11606-1
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	813.54 F.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11606-2
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	813.54 F.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11334-1

Shakespeare's plays are famous all over the world - in the theatre, in film and in the classroom. What do we know about the man? What kind of life did he have? Who were his friends? Why can we still laugh and suffer with his characters 400 years after his death?

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